French Politicians
This monarch oversaw a great expansion of the French Kingdom, particularly into the Americas.
Who is King Louis XIV?
The name that the Native Americans used for the French missionaries that came to New France.
Who are the Black Robes?
LaSalle came to New France in hopes of making a profit in this industry.
What is the fur trade?
The two sides of the French and Indian War.
Who are the French and the British?
The official name of France's territory in America.
What is New France?
He became governor of Louisiana after claiming the area for France.
Who is Sieur de LaSalle?
French priests who died for their faith while serving their Native American allies and fellow Frenchmen.
Who are the North American Martyrs?
LaSalle frequently traveled with this iron-handed strategist.
Who is Henri de Tonti?
This treaty ended the French and Indian War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
This is what the French explorers were primarily looking for when they arrived in America.
What is the Northwest Passage?
The Governor of New France and a good friend of LaSalle.
Who is Comte de Frontenac?
The Native American tribe that Champlain lived with and supported during his time in New France.
Who are the Huron?
LaSalle traveled with this French priest throughout New France.
Who is Pere Louis Hennepin?
The British received help in the French and Indian War from this fierce Native American tribe?
Who are the Iroquois?
"The Father of New France"
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
The economic minister of France that set up fur trading posts every 60 miles and saw great economic potential in America.
Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert?
Champlain helped his Native American allies defeat this Native American tribe.
Who are the Iroquois?
LaSalle was ordered to sail from France to this location but missed it and went to Texas instead.
What is the Mississippi River Delta?
This line marked the boundary between British land and the land that the British set aside for the Native Americans.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
This French city became the primary center of the fur trading industry in America.
What is Montreal?
The governor of New France that did not get along well with LaSalle.
Who is Joseph Antoine LaBarre?
While the Catholic missionaries were known for treating the Native Americans well, this person was known for treating them poorly.
What is Le Griffon?
The French and Indian War was apart of this larger global conflict.
What is the Seven Years War?
The earliest French explorer to step foot on North America.
Who is Jacques Cartier?